Sex at a 'mature' age is as desirable as ever

Recently I got a note from one of my clients, gravely describing his woes. It went like this:
“I am a Mining Engineer and I turned 55 this year. A bit of bulky build may have made me look much older than I really am. My problem is that I fail to contain my sexual drive. Also, I don’t see any reason for doing so. I need sex at least once in a week. But my wife is not cooperating.
I have studied much about the fallacies of people in general about how sex is a huge waste of energy. And how it may drive an “over-indulgent” person to insanity and the like. While I could not help smiling at such suggestions, my wife will offer to give away her right hand to anyone who may convince me to abstain from sex.

Grown up children
The problem is aggravated by the fact that we have grown-up children living with us. I do behave properly around them and respect the sense of privacy that my wife demands so vehemently. But even in the total privacy of our bedroom on the first floor, my wife simply blushes and expresses disagreement whenever I suggest sex. Mostly she tries to remind me of the fact of our grown-up children.
Last year also, I visited a consultant who tried to clarify me that being a diabetic; my wife will only have a declining libido. She can hardly do anything about it. That piece of information was like a fuel-in-fire situation.
Since I have some mining business away from the city, I have to travel a lot. I also have workable residential facilities there. It raises my temptations to stray and build sexual relations. But I know that would be disastrous. Even if my wife is lenient about flicks and one-night-stands, I fail to bring myself down to such levels.

Infidelity
Last week, I had a stormy night of sex with the wife of one of my site managers. She came to cook the dinner for me and the inevitable happened. She is also middle-aged and would like to continue the affair. But I believe, such a relationship will only help destroy the sense of discipline in my staff and the sense of self-image within myself. Please advise!”
So one may see how a simple looking problem has started assuming dangerous proportions. Obviously, he is an educated and well informed person and has decent upbringing. It appears he has no intension of cheating on his wife. But all the same he is heating. Unfortunately, he has not many options. His wife will continue to be a diabetic and the mind set-up of any person, let alone her, does not change so easily. Particularly, at such a mature age.
Diabetes does reduce the libido, but this could never be a valid reason for the gentleman to build extra-marital relationships. As he also realizes, such relations only complicate lives further.

Caution please
Some recent studies have given evidences that willing people even in their seventies are enjoying sex more than once in a week and are deriving many health benefits too. The wife involved in this case must be explained that her resistance to sex on account of grown up children only, also does not hold much water.
Sex at a mature age reduces the risks of many cardiac problems. Since it uplifts the mood, it also helps you fight the curses of hypertension. But those people already suffering these ailments, need caution and seeking a sound medical advice is recommended.